It was a tough task getting to the little girl, but the people of Midland were just the ones to get the job done. Midland's wealth of gas and oil experts and workers provided the expertise needed to get to Jessica, 22 feet down.

Rescuers brought in heavy drilling equipment and dug another shaft parallel to the one Jessica was stuck in.

It took 58 hours, but finally on the night of October 16, Jessica was pulled from the well safely. Jessica suffered a cut to her head and later had to have a toe amputated because of infection.